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USAid employees told to destroy classified documents, email shows

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Officials at the USAID have begun a large-scale destruction of classified documents at their headquarters including with shredders and using “burn bags”, according to an internal email seen by the Guardian See a copy of the email for yourself in the story: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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The Trump administration has taken an axe to US foreign aid, eliminating 83% of programs run by USAid in a sweeping six-week purge of development work that took decades to build up.

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US suspends aid to South Africa after Trump order

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News: The state department has now ordered an immediate pause on virtually all US foreign assistance to South Africa, according to a cable seen by the Guardian, officially implementing a contentious executive order by President Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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The State Dept has ordered officials worldwide to deny visas to transgender athletes attempting to enter the US for competition & to issue permanent visa bans against those who could be misrepresenting their birth sex, according to a cable seen by the Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Trump preaches to the Maga choir at CPAC in campaign-style performance

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Vance reaffirms Ukraine stance and attacks migrants in CPAC speech

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Donald Trump has derailed Senate Republicans’ budget strategy by endorsing a competing House option, leaving GOP leaders scrambling to save their agenda just weeks before a potential government shutdown. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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ICYMI: An email obtained by the Guardian shows CFPB employees were fired because their skills "do not fit the agency's current need." "I am removing you from your position of [job title], with the agency and the federal service [effective date]" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Robert F Kennedy Jr will take control of America’s vast healthcare apparatus, as the Senate voted on Thursday to confirm the controversial anti-vaccine campaigner’s nomination as health secretary. The lone GOP defector was Senator Mitch McConnell. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Customs and Border officials conducted extensive “walkthrough” tours of USAid headquarters on Monday while employees of the international aid agency remained barred from entering the building, according to three USAid staffers familiar with the matter.

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SCOOP: CBP officials conducted extensive “walkthrough” tours of USAid headquarters on Monday while employees of the international aid agency remained barred from entering the building, according to three USAid staffers familiar with the matter. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Chants of “let us work!” rang out across the courtyard of the CFPB on Monday, as hundreds of protesters rallied against the Trump admin's decision to suspend all operations at the US’s top financial watchdog – which has clawed back more than $21bn from Wall Street www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Hundreds of protesters & a contingent of Dem lawmakers rallied outside the Treasury Department, denouncing what they called Elon Musk’s “hostile takeover” of federal financial systems as demonstrations spilled on to and took over the street outside the building www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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A Christian employee organization at the State Department has been unexpectedly suspended, with leadership instructed to immediately cease all programmatic activities, according to an email obtained by the Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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We're tracking major developments to come out of the first 100 days of Trump's presidency. See what @hugolowell.bsky.social and I have kept our eye on so far www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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State Department employees must scrub gender pronouns from their email signatures by Friday evening, according to an internal email obtained by the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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RFK Jr's Senate confirmation for health secretary erupted into a fierce exchange on Wednesday, as Democrats confronted him over his history of controversial vaccine statements while he insisted he would not restrict vaccine access if confirmed. Follow along: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Trump WH press secretary staunchly defended an abrupt freeze on federal grants and proclaimed a new era of aggressive immigration enforcement on Tuesday, marking a confrontational return to Trump-era media relations in the administration’s first official briefing. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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The State Department's Foreign Service Institute has suspended access to over a thousand training materials and courses, including removing over 2,100 items related to diversity, equity & inclusion, according to an internal announcement obtained by the Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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The US state department has frozen all applications for passports with “X” sex markers and changes to gender identity on existing passports.

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The State Department has banned consular posts from flying any flags other than that of the US as part of the Trump administration’s pledge to crack down on diversity efforts in government institutions, according to an internal cable seen by the Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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In an internal email shared with the Guardian, secretary of state Marco Rubio instructed department staff on Thursday to freeze all applications for passports with the "X" gender marker, implementing strict new guidelines from Trump's Day 1 EO www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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”Donald Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to the United Nations has endorsed Israeli claims of biblical rights to the entire West Bank during a Senate confirmation hearing.” @jgedeon.bsky.social @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Donald Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to the United Nations endorsed Israeli claims of biblical rights to the entire West Bank during a Senate confirmation hearing, aligning herself with positions that could complicate diplomatic efforts in the Middle East www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... In bitter cold, thousands of Donald Trump’s faithful gathered at the Capital One Arena in Washington for a televised viewing of his inauguration, sharing stories of unwavering support despite not being able to see the president up close

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www.theguardian.com/us-news/live... The incoming Trump administration will order an end to birthright citizenship for children of migrants and asylum seekers, overriding a constitutional guarantee and setting up a major fight at the supreme court.

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Incoming White House officials said on a press call the Trump administration would declare a national emergency at the border and direct DOD to send armed forces to "erect physical barriers" and complete border wall construction

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Deportations, tariffs, pardons: what Trump has planned for day one

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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Trump’s reportedly planned about 100 executive orders for Day 1, representing an administrative ambition unmatched in American history. The scope is wide-reaching – and perhaps impossible Here are some of his most significant Day 1 pledges & what they could mean

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Joe Biden warns ‘oligarchy is taking shape in America’ in farewell address

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President Joe Biden’s final address to the nation struck an ominous tone after warning of the growing power of America’s ultra-wealthy, and cautioning that an emerging oligarchy threatens the foundations of US democracy. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Hopes Gaza ceasefire deal in final stages as mediators meet in Qatar

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Negotiators met in Doha to hammer out the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza, as the warring sides were reported to be closing in on a deal. Blinken says the negotiations were “right on the brink” Latest w/ @julianborger.bsky.social, Lorenzo Tondo & Andrew Roth www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... The former first lady Michelle Obama will skip Donald Trump’s upcoming presidential inauguration, marking her second absence from a major gathering of US political figures this month.

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A ton of Republicans in Washington launched a fierce defense of Trump on Friday after the president-elect received an unconditional discharge in his hush-money case, while Democrats were conspicuously silent. See what they had to say: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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The Biden admin's most significant sanctions targeting Russia’s oil & gas revenues come just before Trump takes office When pressed on whether previous high gas prices had prevented earlier action against those oil revenues, Kirby told reporters “of course” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Trump shares inflammatory video with crude reference to Netanyahu

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Jimmy Carter’s six-day farewell to the nation culminates today as the 39th president receives a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral before returning to his home town of Plains, Georgia, for burial beside his wife, Rosalynn. Follow along here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Trump shared a video calling Netanyahu a “deep, dark son of a bitch." He has a history of reposting content criticizing establishment policies in DC, but it comes during intense efforts by Egypt, Qatar and the US to broker a truce that includes hostage releases www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Trump is refusing to rule out using American military force to retake control of the Panama Canal & seize Greenland, citing economic security That's particularly concerning for Panama, given the US's recent history of military intervention in the country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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According to self-styled "secretary of retribution" Ivan Raiklin, a leader in the movement to overturn the 2020 election,Trump’s first task should be to declare a sweeping clemency plan that would extend to all insurrectionists, he tells the Guardian. Read more: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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In his exit interview, @lulugn.bsky.social presses Sec. Blinken on our story about Mike Casey,a former diplo assigned to Gaza who resigned, frustrated that his team’s reports were ignored & the frequent folding to Israel's policy demands. See what Blinken had to say: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/m...

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⚡️🚨London friends: I’ve been working on a live journalism show about drones and their traumatic impact using first person stories from the ground in Gaza, with wartime diaries from story-sharers. The first show is Mon. Jan. 6 @ Camden People’s Theatre (Please share) cptheatre.co.uk/whatson/Livi...

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